Emilia David
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Tech companies got rid of your free lunch. Now they're coming for your 401(k) and healthcare.
Tech companies including Google and Twitter are cutting perks, and may soon turn to the benefits employees are desperately holding on to. → Read More
Silicon Valley Bank's meltdown shows that tech's elites need the government after all
Tech insiders like VCs traditionally balk at government intervention. But when Silicon Valley Bank failed and their industry needed help, they changed their tune. → Read More
Silicon Valley elites are warring over who does 'fake work' in tech
As big tech companies shed jobs, founders and investors like Elon Musk and Keith Rabois say workers have sat around doing nothing for too long. → Read More
How Silicon Valley Bank imploded
The inside story on how Silicon Valley Bank was was abruptly shutdown by federal regulators Friday, sending shockwaves through the tech industry. → Read More
Bill Gates and professors at top universities agree: The future belongs to those who master AI like ChatGPT
Companies increasingly want to use ChatGPT. Just like the internet back in the day, those who know how to wield generative AI will rise to the top. → Read More
Microsoft’s Bing finally has a chance to take a bite out of Google with ChatGPT. But it has to move fast.
The new Bing offers more powerful features than Google Search. The perennially second-place search engine’s time has finally come. → Read More
WeWork's market cap is now smaller than its much more straight-laced rival as the market adjusts to reality
After years of chasing growth and scale, WeWork faces a cash crunch. Its more fundamentals-focused competitor Regus has a firmer footing. → Read More
Apple is going to keep cozying up to the Chinese government, no matter how much it says it's investing in America, India, and other countries
Apple may try to move production away from China, but it will continue to play ball with China to access its consumers. → Read More
Amplify gets another $10 million from investors like the venture arm of insurance giant Munich Re to expand access to permanent life insurance
The digital insurance startup Amplify has now raised $22 million in its Series A, giving it the capital it needs to develop more insurance products. → Read More
61 startups set to upend the world of financial technology
Insider surveyed more than 40 top investors to get their picks for fintechs positioned to disrupt payments, lending, trading, investing, and banking. → Read More
Exclusive: International money-transfer startup Higlobe gets $14 million from Battery Ventures
Higlobe uses stablecoins to bypass money-transfer fees between banks. It will launch in Mexico this month. → Read More
Student loan startup CommonBond is quietly winding down operations after the pandemic's interest and payment pause massively hit its core business
CommonBond, which originated and refinanced student loans, exited that business in June and had pivoted to loans for residential solar panels. → Read More
Goldman Sachs-backed market intelligence startup AlphaSense is laying the groundwork for an IPO after becoming a $1.7 billion fintech unicorn
AlphaSense recently raised $225 million from investors like Goldman Sachs, Viking Global and BlackRock and believes an IPO is "inevitable." → Read More
Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck savings plan startup Vestwell used to raise $70 million from investors like Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
Vestwell helps small and medium-sized companies offer workplace savings plans. It now works with nearly 25,000 companies after raising $70 million. → Read More
After getting vet bills totaling thousands of dollars, here's why a risk analyst quit his job to launch Pawlicy Advisor, a pet insurance comparison startup
Pawlicy Advisor, a marketplace to buy and compare pet insurance, was born out of a need to provide more informed choices for pet parents. → Read More
Mercury Fund's Samantha Lewis is on the hunt for deals with Web3 startups. Here are the qualities she looks for when considering an investment.
Lewis says she's interested in startups building tools bridging the divide between Web2 and Web3, and founders that she can believe in. → Read More
Insurtech company Branch just became a unicorn. Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck that pushed them to over $1 billion valuation.
Branch, which bundles auto and home insurance, reached unicorn status with a $150 million new round led by Weatherford Capital. → Read More
The investment chief of a pension fund plans to stop investing in new venture capital funds as a result of the current market downturn
The CIO at Virginia's Fairfax County Employees' Retirement System wants to concentrate on established VC funds it previously invested in. → Read More
Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck that flexible workspace platform Upflex used to raise $30 million in a round led by WeWork
Upflex's platform helps flexible space providers list available workspaces to book on-demand, and is now also partnering with WeWork. → Read More
Banking startups like Greenlight and Copper are tapping into a growing market of younger customers. Here's why VCs see massive value potential.
Investors in the youth banking space see the potential in these platforms as a way of converting users into lifelong customers. → Read More